Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1907-07-22
Deathday: 1942-08-12 (35 years old)

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Phillips Raymond Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American actor. In 1928 Holmes was spotted in the undergraduate crowd at Princeton University during the filming of Frank Tuttle's Varsity and offered a screen test. In the early 1930s he became a popular leading man, playing leads in a few important productions, notably in Josef von Sternberg's An American Tragedy.


At Paramount, Holmes starred in melodrama and comedy. In 1933 his Paramount contract ran out and he moved to MGM for one year. As the decade progressed, his career declined, and he appeared in a few box-office failures, including Sam Goldwyn's poorly received Nana (1934). His last American movie was General Spanky (1936). In 1938 Holmes appeared in two UK movies. Housemaster was his last film. Then he returned to acting on stage in the United States.


At the start of World War II, Holmes joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a mid-air collision in northwest Ontario, Canada in 1942.


For his contributions to the film industry, Phillips Holmes was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

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Filmography

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Movies 47

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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Movie
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

Movie
'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)

Movie
Philip de Pourville
Housemaster

Housemaster (1938)

Movie
Dick Shale
The Dominant Sex

The Dominant Sex (1937)

Movie
Marshall Valient
General Spanky

General Spanky (1936)

Movie
Tony Carleton
The House of a Thousand Candles

The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)

Movie
Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr
Chatterbox

Chatterbox (1936)

Movie
Colin Derwent
Ten Minute Alibi

Ten Minute Alibi (1935)

Movie
Vincenzo Bellini
The Divine Spark

The Divine Spark (1935)

Movie
Lt. von Tokay
Caravan

Caravan (1934)

Movie
Pip
Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1934)

Movie
Tom Wilson
No Ransom

No Ransom (1934)

Movie
Stanton Casserly
Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom (1934)

Movie
Lieutenant George Muffat
Nana

Nana (1934)

Movie
Ernest DeGraff
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight (1933)

Movie
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Lord Aylesworth
Stage Mother

Stage Mother (1933)

Movie
Tom Siddall
Penthouse

Penthouse (1933)

Movie
Burt Barton
Beauty for Sale

Beauty for Sale (1933)

Movie
Terry Van Sloan
The Big Brain

The Big Brain (1933)

Movie
Csaholyi
Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak (1933)

Movie
Michael Service
Looking Forward

Looking Forward (1933)

Movie
Bob Seward
Men Must Fight

Men Must Fight (1933)

Movie
Leonard St. John
The Secret of Madame Blanche

The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)

Movie
Buck Buchan
70,000 Witnesses

70,000 Witnesses (1932)

Movie
Phillips Holmes (uncredited)
Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star (1932)

Movie
Mike Thomas
Night Court

Night Court (1932)

Movie
Paul Renard
Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby (1932)

Movie
Joseph Gresham Jr.
Two Kinds of Women

Two Kinds of Women (1932)

Movie
Clyde Griffiths
An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy (1931)

Movie
Dan Carter
Confessions of a Co-Ed

Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931)

Movie
(archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

Movie
Joe Bartlett
Stolen Heaven

Stolen Heaven (1931)

Movie
Robert Graham
The Criminal Code

The Criminal Code (1931)

Movie
Michael Bolton
Man to Man

Man to Man (1930)

Movie
Dan Keefe
Her Man

Her Man (1930)

Movie
Ernest Heron
Grumpy

Grumpy (1930)

Movie
Self (from original version)
Galas de la Paramount

Galas de la Paramount (1930)

Movie
David Stone
The Devil's Holiday

The Devil's Holiday (1930)

Movie
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Capt. Robert Darrington
Only the Brave

Only the Brave (1930)

Movie
Donald Ogden
Pointed Heels

Pointed Heels (1929)

Movie
Roger Longmore
The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)

Movie
Adam Wansfell
Stairs of Sand

Stairs of Sand (1929)

Movie
Phil
The Wild Party

The Wild Party (1929)

Movie
Pierrot (uncredited)
His Private Life

His Private Life (1928)

Movie
Middlebrook
Varsity

Varsity (1928)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1907-07-22

Deathday
1942-08-12 (35 years old)

Birth Place
Grand Rapids, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Phillips Raymond Holmes, Phillips R. Holmes

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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